# Michael Johnson SAO Astrophysicist Lecturer in Astronomy ![Michael Johnson](/sites/g/files/omnuum6286/files/styles/hwp_4_5__480x600/public/astronomy/files/mjohnson.jpg?itok=jnMdI137) location\_on Center for Astrophysics 60 Garden St, M-329 Cambridge, MA 02138 smartphone [617-496-7696](tel:617-496-7696) email laptop\_windows [Professional website](http://www.scintillatingastronomy.com/) *Research Interests:* I study the most compact objects in the universe – neutron stars and black holes – through imaging at extreme resolutions. Over the past few years, I have pursued direct observations of magnetic fields and orbital dynamics near a black hole through Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) with the EHT.